Learning Experience
What you can expect as you embark on your studies through I.I.C.The Platform
There are a number of key elements that fit together to form a comprehensive offering through which we can support our students in the most effective way possible, preparing them fully for tertiary education. Select the tabs below to get a more detailed understanding of each of the various aspects that together enhance the Imperial International College learning experience.
The Platform
We use the Moodle platform as our learning management system.
The platform takes care of everything that you can imagine is required for online learning.
Features
- Mobile friendly
- Modern, easy to use interface
- Personalised Dashboard
- Collaborative tools and activities
- All-in-one calendar
- Convenient File management
- Multimedia Integration
Tutor Support
MyCollege Tutor is an overarching term that we use to refer to all of the direct support that you receive through Imperial International College. We offer comprehensive support in both the material and tutoring areas of learning.
Material
We provide all encompassing, easy to follow lesson plans that prepare our students for what they are required to learn in each section of their course. These lesson plans also guide our students by directing them to where in their textbooks they can find the relevant material.
Tutoring
Students have access to a tutor for each of their subjects via email, telephone and sometimes video conferencing (depending on the students’ hardware).
Assessment
We facilitate continuous assessment through each of our 18 month courses. Each subject has on average 12 assessments, the final few of which are actual past papers. Each of these assessments is marked by our tutors and comments and guidance are provided.
Enrichment
In this digital age we are blessed with the tools to really enrich a student’s learning experience. We have embedded images, videos and links to our course pages, we have set up forums for each of our courses, we have online interactive quizzes. All of this serves to encourage a passion for learning in our students.
Forums
We capitalise on the fact that research has shown that there are significant benefits to be derived from forums in an online learning community. Consequently, part of our online Tutor Support offering includes the presence of online forums for each of our subjects, at both Gr 10/11 and Gr 12 Levels.
We encourage our students to communicate with one another and with our tutors via these forums, as we believe that continuous and effective communication is a key to immersing oneself in a subject. The more you talk about it, the more you know and remember about it.
Video Lessons
Although there are ample videos covering all sorts of subjects to be found on websites like Kahn Academy and YouTube (These are website that we do link to), these videos are quite “generic” in nature. We have also developed and continue to develop our own video lectures that are directly in line with the Gr 10/11 and Gr 12 syllabi. Below is an example of one of our own embedded video lectures, that speaks directly to the Gr 10/11 Maths syllabus.